Make a meaningful difference to patients around the world. At Edwards Lifesciences facilities around the world, our Manufacturing teams create the tools, technologies, and devices that transform patients’ lives. As part of our sewing, assembly, delivery, and distribution teams, your attention to detail and commitment to continuous improvement will help us turn innovative ideas into reality. Your purpose-driven work will help leave lasting and positive impacts on patient lives.
The Warehouse Supervisor will provide daily supervision to a team within the warehouse
Working Hours : Monday-Wednesday 4:30pm-3am, Thursday 4:30pm-2am
Key Responsibilities:
Supervise employees and warehouse activities including the methods and use of equipment for handling, storing, maintaining, and shipping stock
Oversee the material requisitions from cleanrooms and delivery of team performance metrics
Accountable for productivity and quality metrics of staff, and provide regular progress reports and metrics to management and cross-functional stakeholders
Provide data analytics and resolve escalated/complex transaction issues
Provide feedback and/or conduct performance reviews, including resolving performance issues
Participate in improvement projects
Identify issues, review capacity requirements and warehouse procedures for accuracy and provide recommendations for improvement
Responsible for all monthly/yearly PMs (preventative maintenance) on equipment and temperature/humidity probes for the WMS (warehouse management system)
Ensure employees are trained, certified, and adhere to EH&S policies and procedures
Other incidental duties
Education and Experience:
Bachelor's Degree in with sufficient technical knowledge, or substantial technical knowledge and experience in warehouse operations, 1 year years experience of previous related experience with full responsibility for all personnel including hire/fire authority and handling all aspects of employee relations Required or
Associate's Degree or equivalent in with sufficient technical knowledge, or substantial technical knowledge and experience in warehouse operations , 4 years years experience of previous related experience with full responsibility for all personnel including hire/fire authority and handling all aspects of employee relations Required
Experience working in a medical device industry Preferred
Additional Skills:
Experience in Microsoft Office Suite with working knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, preferably JDE
Excellent communication and interpersonal relationship skills; possessing strong collaboration skills in partnering with cross functional stakeholders in order to achieve objectives
Basic understanding of warehouse policies
Ability to supervise/lead employees in a warehouse environment
Ability to analyze and identify potential line/operation layouts adjustments to improve efficiency
Basic understanding of processes and equipment used in assigned work
Ability to work and excel within a fast paced, dynamic, and constantly changing work environment
Ability to lead teams, provide coaching and feedback, including responsibility for all employee actions including hire/fire authority and partnering with HR on all aspects of employee relations
Knowledge of and adherence to Edwards Environmental Health and Safety and Quality guidelines as they relate to warehouse operations and medical device manufacturing
Basic knowledge of Lean Manufacturing concepts and Six Sigma
Supervise warehouse employees within the department
Participate on cross-functional teams Engineering, management, Regulatory, Quality, HR, Planning for the development of cohesive production operations
May represent the organization to outside contacts, e.g., vendors, suppliers, contractors, staffing agencies
Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control